For a biologist like me, the interesting questions about religion have always been where did it come from and why did it evolve? I taught evolutionary biology in a Catholic University in the most Catholic…

In the early days of independent India, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said, “It is science alone that can solve the problems of hunger and poverty … of a rich country inhabited by starving people.” Would…

Can science and religion coincide in the classroom?
Shutterstock19 mai 2014

The traditional perception that there is no place for religion in the science classroom may be an obstacle for some students deeply engaging with science and developing a solid understanding of the fundamentals…

No beating around the bush from the Genesis Expo in Portsmouth.
ian_rickard11 mars 2014

Writing good science exam questions is hard. Getting the wording right, making sure that what you are asking about is clear, pitching the question at the right level, takes time, lots of experience and…

Sharing advances in knowledge is a universal human desire, whether you see the light or not.
Aristocrats-hat1 mai 2012

A recent post by The Conversation columnist Rob Brooks, Analytic thinking erodes religious belief, is just another in a long line of articles, books and opinion pieces seeking to perpetuate the myth that…

Are we heading towards a “dark age” of religious fundamentalism?
jiwo/Flickr4 mai 2011

I’d like to respond to a recent article for The Conversation by Martin Sevior, an active scientist and church leader. Sevior argues that – apart from fundamentalism – science and religion are complementary…

Is there room for “intelligible” design in the science versus religion debate?
21 avril 2011

Science and religion are often cast as opponents in a battle for human hearts and minds. But far from the silo of strict creationism and the fundamentalist view that evolution simply didn’t happen lies…